Open Space
After spending nearly every summer of the last five decades on an Idaho lake,
and building daily walks in nature
into my life for years.
I’ve realized how much the natural world has shaped the way I see beauty.
Open space.
Stillness.
Texture.
Light shifting across the water.
The feeling of something calm, grounded, and unforced.
That influence quietly finds its way into all of my work.
I’m drawn to restraint.
To space.
To things that feel considered
rather than overdone.
Nature always reminds me
that the most beautiful things
rarely need to compete
for attention.
inspiration / an Idaho summer
A Creative Life
I don't remember a time creativity wasn't part of my life.
It began in Parks & Rec art camps when I was little and followed me through childhood, where making, drawing, and creating became part of who I was.
In college, I studied architecture before finding my way to graphic design. That's where I discovered the power of communicating through design.
Along the way, I immersed myself in web design and eventually received recognition from Boise State University for my website designs.
Looking back, I can see that every chapter was teaching me something different. How people move through a space. How typography changes a feeling. How thoughtful design can make something complex feel effortless.
For more than two decades, while building businesses in direct sales, creativity remained one of my constants.
Long before I worked with clients, I was designing presentations, websites, graphics, event materials, and social media for my own teams and companies I partnered with.
It wasn't separate from the work. It was simply how I worked.
In early 2026, I decided to build something of my own. Dolce Drift.
What started as creating a website for myself quietly became something more.
Every client I've worked with has come through someone who experienced my work and shared my name.
That means more to me than I can say.
Today, my inspiration rarely comes from sitting behind a screen.
It comes from morning walks, gardens, weathered wood, quiet lakes, changing light, books, and noticing the details that most people hurry past.
I think creativity is less about having good ideas.
I think it's about paying attention.
Maybe that's what I really offer the brands I work with. Not just creative direction, branding, or social media, but another way of seeing.
Eyes that notice the feeling a brand leaves behind long before anyone remembers the logo.
still becoming